Raymond Knezek II is a financial advisor with Sequent Planning, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank and Edelman Financial Engines. Knezek also serves as a field underwriter for Futurity First Insurance Group, focusing on retirement planning and estate protection. Sequent Planning, LLC (doing business as Futurity First Wealth Management) is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan sponsors, businesses, endowments, and nonprofits. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services utilizing a structured risk framework and a combination of firm-developed and third-party manager models.

Karl Krueger is a financial advisor at Avidian Wealth Solutions in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Sta Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Avidian Wealth Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $3.99 billion in assets and offers a range of services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-plan advisory work, utilizing model-based managed solutions and sub-advisory arrangements.

Leon Ren is a financial advisor at Core Planning with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has held positions at Rice University as a Financial System Security Analyst and previously worked at XYPN. Core Planning provides fee-based financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances, using a mix of in-house advice, third-party money managers, and model portfolios.

Frances Longshore is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Tucker Asset Management LLC since 2021. She has worked at Principal Financial for 15 years and has been the owner and president of Longshore Financial Group since 1988. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in selling Medicare supplement insurance, fixed annuities, fixed insurance, and long-term care products. Tucker Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic asset-allocation process and offers a range of strategies including growth, fixed income, direct indexing, and alternative investments.

Taylor Motsinger is a financial advisor at Avidian Wealth Solutions with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at RJ Capital and Holland & Knight. Before his advisory career, he spent six years at Florida State University. Avidian Wealth Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $3.99 billion in assets and offers investment management, financial planning, and fiduciary services, implementing primarily model-based managed solutions supplemented by sub-advisors and tailored allocations.

Douglas Horne is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Alphastar Capital Management LLC and SageGuard Financial Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent operating Aspen Wealth Management/Dollars and Sense Radio. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Jonathan Bernstein is a financial advisor at Shelton Capital Management with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Bernstein also serves as Vice President and Director of Sales and Marketing at Stringer Asset Management, a registered investment adviser. Shelton Capital Management provides investment management services to mutual funds, institutional investors, retirement plans, governmental entities, nonprofits, and individual investors using a multi-disciplinary approach that includes fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, along with ESG screening and data-science tools. The firm manages investment companies, sponsors wrap programs, and actively participates in commodity and derivatives markets.

Sandler Weinberg is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently practicing at Howard Capital Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch and McNair Interests. Outside of advisory work, he serves as CFO for Lucky Number Eight Productions, a movie production firm, and the Cafe Texan History Museum and Library, a restaurant, in addition to bookkeeping for 1836 Steakhouse. Howard Capital Management serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutions and offers discretionary portfolio management and private wealth services utilizing proprietary tactical indicators and model portfolios, often implemented through the firm’s own mutual funds and ETFs.

Michael Smith is a financial advisor with Avidian Wealth Solutions in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Avidian Wealth Solutions, formerly Streettalk Advisors, since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner of Avidian Insurance Agency. Avidian Wealth Solutions is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients with investment management and financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $3.99 billion in assets and utilizes model-based managed solutions alongside sub-advisors and separately managed accounts, while also acting as a fund sponsor and providing sub-advisory services.

Thomas Bass Jr. is a financial advisor at OneSeven with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Nexus Investments and Global Asset Management Group. Outside of finance, he is involved with 423 Productions, LLC, a company focused on music event creation, promotion, and artist management. OneSeven provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers diversified portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with access to a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Jeffery Farris is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 2005 and at Peb Financial Group, Inc. since 1996. Farris is based in Sugar Land, TX, and holds the Series 63 license. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and firm-managed programs.

Robert Bruns is a financial advisor with Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with LPL Financial since 2011 and has been with Strategic Financial Concepts since 2018. Outside of his advisory roles, he provides consultation regarding federal employee benefits and life insurance. Strategic Financial Concepts offers personalized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management integrating fundamental and technical analysis, model portfolios, and third-party manager solutions, with ongoing supervision and rebalancing.

Nan Lu is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at STA Wealth Management, LLC since 2016. Lu is based in Houston, TX, and is affiliated with Avidian Wealth Solutions. Avidian Wealth Solutions provides investment management, financial planning, and related advisory services to individuals, families, retirement plans, pooled investment vehicles, corporations, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm employs managed model solutions and customized portfolios, uses third-party sub-advisors, and actively manages pooled and private funds.

Oanh Ton is a financial advisor at Avidian Wealth Solutions with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Avidian (formerly STA Wealth Management) since 2018, following 17 years at J.P. Morgan Securities. Avidian Wealth Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $3.99 billion in assets and offers services including discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-plan advisory work, utilizing model-based managed solutions and sub-advisors.

Brandon Green is a financial advisor with Gradient Securities, LLC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Gradient Securities since 2016 and previously operated Green & Associates Financial Services, LLC. Outside of advising, he is active in committee work with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers and the Million Dollar Round Table, and he participates in charitable activities through the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Gradient Securities, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, non-discretionary asset management, and ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a non-discretionary investment model, often uses third-party managers, and discloses revenue-sharing arrangements related to its recommended managers and insurance affiliates.

Nomathemba Nkala Hendon is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC. Prior to joining AlphaCore in 2025, she worked at Callan Capital, LLC for three years and Capital Group Private Client Services for eight years. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm that serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional equity and fixed-income strategies.

Robin Chan is a financial advisor at Avidian Wealth Solutions with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at STA Wealth Management, Stark Capital Management, and Western International Securities. Avidian Wealth Solutions provides investment management, financial planning, and advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, families, retirement plans, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm manages portfolios through discretionary strategies, customized solutions, and employs third-party sub-advisors, with a focus on both traditional and alternative investments.

Erica Hall is a financial advisor at AlphaStar Capital Management with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 license and has previously worked at Institute for Wealth Management LLC, Brookstone Wealth Advisors, and Retirement Risk Advisors. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in insurance and annuity sales. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm utilizes model portfolios and employs a combination of strategic and tactical investment approaches across a wide range of asset types.

Michael Zdenek is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as an advisor at Avidian Wealth Solutions and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Avidian Wealth Solutions is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm uses primarily model-based managed solutions supplemented by sub-advisors and separately managed accounts, and it also acts as a fund sponsor and sub-adviser, offering a range of investment management and advisory services.

Machi Horne is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Aspen Wealth Management, Southwestern University, and Second Baptist High School. In addition to advising, she is licensed as an insurance agent and spends time working in that capacity. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, uses model portfolios with an asymmetric rebalancing strategy, and offers a range of affiliated services including legal, insurance, and tax support.